Boiler Girls fall in OT to top seed; Annawan, Wethersfield advance to championship game

Wednesday

Feb 6, 2013 at 9:15 PMFeb 6, 2013 at 9:17 PM

Girls regional basketball roundup

Mike Landis

Class 2A Kewanee RegionalPeoria Christian 55, Kewanee 52 OTFarmington vs. KnoxvilleThe Boiler Girls narrowly missed knocking out the top seed in the regional semifinals Wednesday night.Peoria Christian enjoyed leads of 17-14 at the quarter and 26-22 at the half, then extended the margin to 32-24 early in the third frame.Sparked by 3-pointers from Jenifer Ensley and Gabby Kubiak, the Boiler Girls trimmed the deficit to 33-32 midway through the third quarter.Kewanee finally grabbed the lead, 44-43, at the 4:30 mark of the fourth quarter on an Amber Jordan bucket.PC’s Jordan Myroth promptly answered with a trey to put the Lady Chargers back on top 46-44. Eusebia Quintero’s 3-point play at the two-minute mark pulled Kewanee within 50-49, and the Boiler Girls tied the game with 32.4 seconds remaining as Doriane Fontanez made the second of two free throws.PC came up empty in its final possession of regulation, sending the game to overtime.Myroth’s fifth trey of the night gave the Lady Chargers a lead they wouldn’t relinquish in OT. The Boiler Girls had two possessions trailing 55-52 in the closing seconds, but couldn’t force another OT.PC’s Taylor Howard led all scorers with 23 points, followed by Myroth with 15.Jordan topped the Boiler Girls with 16 points, followed by Quintero with 15. Kewanee bows out at 14-17 on the season.

Class 1A Annawan RegionalAnnawan 67, ROWVA 20Wethersfield 57, Stark County 50The top-seeded and host Bravettes rolled in Wednesday’s first semifinal contest, and the second-seeded Lady Geese used a spirited fourth quarter to eliminate the Lady Rebels.In the opening semifinal, Annawan blitzed ROWVA with a 24-5 run in the opening quarter. The Bravettes never looked back, extending the lead to 43-8 at halftime and 65-12 after three quarters.In game two, Stark County led 34-33 heading into the fourth quarter, but the Lady Geese went on a 12-2 run to go on top 49-39.The Lady Rebels trimmed the deficit to 50-45 down the stretch, but Wethersfield held on to beat Stark County for the first time in three meetings.Sarah Hansen led Wethersfield with 31 points, while Ashley Phillips topped Stark County with 15.The Bravettes (25-2) and Lady Geese (23-7) meet for the regional title at 7:30 tonight.